What does a small orange cone have to do with watching videos on your computer? EVERYTHING!What does that orange cone represent?That orange cone is the icon of a great software called VLC Media Player, a lite alternative to Apple's QuickTime and Microsoft's Windows Media Player(WMP).What does it offer that QuickTime and WMP don't?Remember the last time you tried to watch a clip in QuickTime or WMP and it gave you an error saying it can't play the video? This usually occurs because QuickTime and WMP only support a few types of media files. VLC on the other hand supports

This is a handy little service (and device!) by a new startup called Square. Whether you're a small business or just an individual trying to get paid for something, you can now do it fast and easy by accepting a credit card using your smartphone. Click on the "read more" link to see a great video of it in use today.

This is called a QR Code. Think of it as a new version of a bar code.What is a QR Code? QR stands for Quick Response because it allows the content to be decoded at high speed with a smart phone. Originally for the use in car manufacturing, the QR code is a two-dimensional bar code created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994, and is now the Asian standard and quickly becoming the global standard.

Lets Jump to the Conclusion. Below my recommendations is details and special features of all the top browsers.For the Casual User: Google ChromeFor those who jump on only to check email, facebook and the occasional article or google search. Chrome is good for you because you can do almost everything with blazing fast speed.For the Heavy User: Mozilla FirefoxIf you are on the computer for hours and want more than just the basic web surfing experience then Mozilla Firefox is your choice. Secure, customizable, and compatible, Firefox’s vast collection of themes, extensions, and apps allow you to make surfing the web more enjoyable.

I bet you’ve heard of a suite of applications called Microsoft Office. You probably use it when typing documents, making presentations, managing a calendar and even checking and sending emails.Let me ask you a few questions:

Do you remember the last time you were half way to work and you forgot to bring that important presentation?

Do you remember the last time you lost your flash drive or back up drive with all your work?

Do you remember the last time your computer crashed and it took a couple days to get all of your work back?

All of this stress can be avoided! The solution is a suite of applications created by Google, called Google Apps. The best part is that this solution is FREE. Google Apps is a suite of applications, including Gmail (Outlook Email Replacement), Google Calendar (Outlook Calendar Replacement) and Google Docs (Word, Power Point and Excel Replacement). The reason Google Apps is a powerful suite of applications is because your data is stored in the Cloud, that means you can view and work on your important documents and emails anywhere you have WiFi or Internet access and a computer! That means no more lost flash drives, no more turning back to get a document when you’re half way to work and most importantly no moredowntime when your computer has problems.